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3232Morrissey’s U.S. Tour Reportedly Faces Sluggish Saleshttps://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/morrisseys-u-s-tour-reportedly-faces-sluggish-sales/
https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/morrisseys-u-s-tour-reportedly-faces-sluggish-sales/#commentsThu, 12 Sep 2019 21:26:27 +0000https://www.ticketnews.com/?p=45031Morrissey, the former Smiths frontman, is having trouble selling tickets to his U.S. tour. He kicked-off the tour with Interpol earlier this month, stopping in Columbia, New York, Camden, and Kettering. However, according to Consequence of Sound, the trek isn’t pulling in the audience that he would have hoped. Seat...

]]>Morrissey, the former Smiths frontman, is having trouble selling tickets to his U.S. tour.

He kicked-off the tour with Interpol earlier this month, stopping in Columbia, New York, Camden, and Kettering. However, according to Consequence of Sound, the trek isn’t pulling in the audience that he would have hoped. Seat maps for upcoming venues on Ticketmaster show that Rochester Hills, Portland, and Seattle dates look pretty empty. While gigs in California are selling well, including the Los Angeles show at the Hollywood Bowl, they’re still not selling as good as they should, with multiple tickets still available.

His upcoming show in Rochester Hills tomorrow is still loaded with empty seats:

The gig in Seattle early October isn’t selling any better:

COS even pointed out that tickets were being sold for last night’s show in Camden for as low as $7 on the secondary market.

While there isn’t exactly a specific reason for the low sales, many fans say that they could be linked to the fact that Morrissey is notorious for cancelling shows. Since 2012, he’s postponed or cancelled 141 concerts; just last year, he cancelled his entire UK and European leg due to “logistical circumstances,” and earlier this year, he postponed his Canadian tour due to a medical emergency he faced while traveling in Europe.

This past spring, Morrissey played a Broadway residency at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater and dropped the record California Sun, which includes features from artists like Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, and Ariel Engle of Broken Social Scene.

]]>https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/morrisseys-u-s-tour-reportedly-faces-sluggish-sales/feed/1San Francisco Giants To Cut Season Ticket Prices In 2020https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/san-francisco-giants-to-cut-season-ticket-prices-in-2020/
https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/san-francisco-giants-to-cut-season-ticket-prices-in-2020/#respondMon, 09 Sep 2019 20:48:11 +0000https://www.ticketnews.com/?p=44876In an attempt to boost attendance, the San Francisco Giants plan to reduce season ticket prices next year. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, season ticket holders received an email last week noting that 80 percent of season tickets in 2020 will be offered at a reduced cost. Certain seats...

]]>In an attempt to boost attendance, the San Francisco Giants plan to reduce season ticket prices next year.

According to theSan Francisco Chronicle, season ticket holders received an email last week noting that 80 percent of season tickets in 2020 will be offered at a reduced cost. Certain seats will dip in price as much as 21 percent in the “view infield” section and in the back rows of the bleachers, and a team official noted that the Giants will not raise prices on 95 percent of their seats.

These new ticket prices likely have something to do with the lack of attendance over recent years. While the entire MLB has seen a reduction in attendance, the Giants ranked 11th in the major league with an average attendance of 33,549 – down nearly 14 percent from last year’s average of 38,965, ESPN data shows. Over the past four years, they’ve continued to decrease in attendance; in 2015, the Giants’ attendance was ranked third in the league at 41,677 per game. In addition, the team only sold 26,000 season tickets this year, down from 30,000 in 2016, the Chronicle reports.

]]>https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/san-francisco-giants-to-cut-season-ticket-prices-in-2020/feed/0Theatergoers Upset After ‘Ticket Glitch’ at Omaha Playhousehttps://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/theatergoers-upset-after-ticket-glitch-at-omaha-playhouse/
https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/theatergoers-upset-after-ticket-glitch-at-omaha-playhouse/#respondMon, 09 Sep 2019 16:54:50 +0000https://www.ticketnews.com/?p=44854The beloved play Annie is set to open at the Omaha Community Playhouse in Nebraska next week, but some fans are frustrated after a “ticket glitch” messed up their orders. According to WOWT 6News, a promotion was listed online that allowed fans to score free tickets to the show. However,...

]]>The beloved play Annie is set to open at the Omaha Community Playhouse in Nebraska next week, but some fans are frustrated after a “ticket glitch” messed up their orders.

According to WOWT 6News, a promotion was listed online that allowed fans to score free tickets to the show. However, the promotion ended up being a mistake, which Ticket Omaha called a “glitch in the system” that has since been corrected.

“This error has placed the Omaha Community Playhouse in a tremendously difficult position,” the Omaha Playhouse stated on their Facebook page. “The patrons who support our endeavors are the backbone of our organization. As a non-profit organization, we also rely on revenue from ticket sales to fund the on-stage productions, educational programs and other community services we provide.

“Since the discovery of this error, Ticket Omaha has directly contacted each impacted individual. Rather than voiding all of the tickets issued in error, we are offering each affected person the opportunity to purchase these seats at a deeply discounted rate.”

The venue apologized for any misunderstanding and reached out to foster families.

“We were disheartened to learn that the glitch in Ticket Omaha’s system has caused undue stress for area families, and especially foster families who contribute so much to our community,” the venue said in a second statement. “Inclusivity and community are two core values at the Omaha Community Playhouse and we want these children to experience the joy of live theatre at the Playhouse. Foster families impacted by this Ticket Omaha error can contact OCP Executive Director Katie Broman directly at (402) 661-8520.”

]]>https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/theatergoers-upset-after-ticket-glitch-at-omaha-playhouse/feed/0West End To Reintroduce Paper Tickets For ‘Hamilton’https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/west-end-to-reintroduce-paper-tickets-for-hamilton/
https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/west-end-to-reintroduce-paper-tickets-for-hamilton/#respondFri, 06 Sep 2019 18:22:40 +0000https://www.ticketnews.com/?p=44817While the West End had followed the industry by moving toward paperless ticketing over the past few years, Hamilton producers plan to go back to a more traditional ticketing route later this year. According to The Stage, Hamilton producers – which include Cameron Mackintosh, Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman,...

]]>While the West End had followed the industry by moving toward paperless ticketing over the past few years, Hamilton producers plan to go back to a more traditional ticketing route later this year.

According to The Stage, Hamilton producers – which include Cameron Mackintosh, Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, and the Public Theater, first introduced the paperless ticketing system to “crack down on touting” and the “unauthorized profiteering of third-party resellers.” The system, which was run by Ticketmaster, meant that theatergoers did not receive physical tickets and had to swipe their payment card used to purchase their seats and show ID in order to enter the venue. Producers said that these measures had “exceeded expectations” and nearly eliminated touting at the show.

However, now that producers felt that action had been taken against secondary sellers in the UK like Viagogo – who had agreed with the CMA to change its website information to more accurately display ticket information to fans – they could reintroduce a “more open selling operation.”

“Two years of our campaigning along with the rest of the theatre and live music industries, the elevated awareness of this problem by government, consumer protection associations taking legal action against one site in particular, and a better-informed public, has led to the closure of two of these online retailers, a move towards compliance by a third and both public vilification of and concerted action against the fourth,” the producers said in a statement.

Additionally, producers noted that they will “slowly bring back third-party resellers” to the Victoria Palace Theatre “in addition to Ticketmaster, all of whom we have worked with for many years on other successful shows.” Paper tickets will once again be available starting December 2. Tickets will be posted prior to the performance, and fans will be required to collect them from the box office.

]]>https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/west-end-to-reintroduce-paper-tickets-for-hamilton/feed/0Speculative RSVP System Flourishing for CFP National Championshiphttps://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/speculative-rsvp-system-cfp-national-championship/
https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/speculative-rsvp-system-cfp-national-championship/#respondThu, 05 Sep 2019 15:16:43 +0000https://www.ticketnews.com/?p=44748College football fans can now RSVP to buy tickets to the CFP National Championship game — if they’re willing to take the risk. Fans who have faith in their team securing a spot in the championship game can also try to secure their spot in the audience with the College...

]]>College football fans can now RSVP to buy tickets to the CFP National Championship game — if they’re willing to take the risk.

Fans who have faith in their team securing a spot in the championship game can also try to secure their spot in the audience with the College Football Playoffs RSVP website. The site, powered by Dibit, allows fans to choose which team they think will make the playoffs. Based on the amount of people vying for a certain team, that team’s RSVP price will increase. Fans can sell their reservations through the site starting October 15, which can be sold or purchased up until three hours after the final semifinal game comes to a close.

“Purchase RSVP to lock in face-value,” the CFP-RSVP website states. “If they go, you go!”

Here’s the catch: if your team doesn’t make it, you lose out on that RSVP money. This may not be a big deal, if you’re betting on a team like the Vols or Mississippi State – which will cost you $3 to RSVP. However, Georgia is currently holding the highest RSVP price at $275, followed by Alabama and Clemson at $225. Fans who have faith in their team making it to the playoffs will benefit from their RSVP by guaranteeing a ticket at face-value, but they won’t be refunded if their team fails to score a spot.

Fans hoping to RSVP their spot in the playoffs must select their seat level in the upper or lower bowl in their team’s stadium to determine the final price of the RSVP. If their team advances to the championship game, they will be one of the first people to receive an email with a link to purchase tickets. RSVP here.

While more than 70 teams have RSVP prices at $2, there are 15 teams priced $10 or higher. Check out the list of the 15 teams with the highest RSVP in the league as of Thursday (9/5) morning:

Georgia: $275

Alabama: $225

Clemson: $225

Oklahoma: $50

Ohio State: $50

Michigan: $50

Notre Dame: $40

LSU: $40

Texas: $17

Auburn: $15

Washington: $12

Penn State: $12

Michigan State: $12

Florida: $12

Texas A&M: $10

The CFP National Championship game will take place on January 13, 2020 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

]]>https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/speculative-rsvp-system-cfp-national-championship/feed/0Live Nation Hooks Up With Tinder For Discountshttps://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/live-nation-hooks-up-with-tinder-for-discounts/
https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/live-nation-hooks-up-with-tinder-for-discounts/#respondWed, 04 Sep 2019 21:25:31 +0000https://www.ticketnews.com/?p=44733Need a good date idea? Tinder and Live Nation have you covered. The entertainment giant has teamed up with the dating app to offer a new initiative dubbed “epic first dates.” Tinder users will have the opportunity to purchase $30 all-in tickets to 12 tours across the U.S. this year....

The entertainment giant has teamed up with the dating app to offer a new initiative dubbed “epic first dates.” Tinder users will have the opportunity to purchase $30 all-in tickets to 12 tours across the U.S. this year. Eligible concerts include Meek Mill and Future’s tour, the Chainsmokers’ trek, Logics’ shows and A$AP Ferg’s run. Lukas Graham, Gloria Trevi ft. Karol G, The Head and The Heart, Gesaffelstein, Gryffin, Sabrina Claudio, Young Thug and Machine Gun Kelly, and NGHTMRE + SLANDER concerts will also be up-for-grabs.

Tinder users will be able to have access to these all-in tickets by simply “swiping right” on tour profile cards when they appear in the app. From there, they can follow a link that will bring them to a landing page featuring tour and ticket information. The promotion will be available through the end of October on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. See the full list of participating artists here.

This isn’t the first time the pair has teamed up; this past May, the companies collaborated for Festival Mode, a promotion that allowed Tinder users to swipe and chat with people who were attending the same festivals during the summer. Tinder has also collaborated with Cardi B last year, allowing students from different universities to try and win a concert from the rap star by swiping right.

]]>https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/live-nation-hooks-up-with-tinder-for-discounts/feed/0Paciolan Announces Contactless Ticketing with Google Payhttps://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/paciolan-announces-contactless-ticketing-with-google-pay/
https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/paciolan-announces-contactless-ticketing-with-google-pay/#respondTue, 03 Sep 2019 21:54:22 +0000https://www.ticketnews.com/?p=44687Paciolan, the leading ticketing, marketing and fundraising solution provider for college athletics, has announced that fans will be able to use Google Pay to simply “Tap and Go” to enter fall 2019 football games at participating universities. The first schools to offer contactless ticketing with Google Pay will include Baylor,...

]]>Paciolan, the leading ticketing, marketing and fundraising solution provider for college athletics, has announced that fans will be able to use Google Pay to simply “Tap and Go” to enter fall 2019 football games at participating universities. The first schools to offer contactless ticketing with Google Pay will include Baylor, Georgia Tech, LSU, Michigan State, NC State, Ole Miss, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers and Virginia.

“We want to make event ticketing easier for everyone,” said Prakash Hariramani, Director, Google Pay. “With Google Pay, fans will now be able to enter the stadium with just a simple tap of their phone.”

The technology also reduces fraud at the gate and gives colleges increased visibility into who is attending their games. Many participating schools will use contactless ticketing to streamline their student ticketing processes this fall.

“Georgia Tech is proud to offer our students the convenience and speed of tap-and-go entry at Bobby Dodd Stadium,” said Jeff Keisler, Georgia Tech’s Associate Athletic Director. “We look forward to working with Paciolan to use the technology to better understand who is in our seats and deliver a more personalized experience.”

To use contactless tickets, Android users will add their tickets to their Google Pay app. Upon arrival at the stadium, they can access the tickets by tapping on a time-based notification or opening the Google Pay app. They will then simply hold their phones near a reader and enter the game.

“We are confident that Purdue students will love entering Ross-Ade Stadium with just a quick tap of their phones,” said Tom Moreland, Associate Athletics Director, Strategic Initiatives at Purdue, “and we are thrilled with the enhanced security and data capability that this technology brings with it.”

Fraud risk is significantly reduced in contactless ticketing through the elimination of PDFs and ultimately barcodes, making screenshots useless. Venues gain visibility into the history of each digital ticket including if it was re-sold on the secondary market or transferred to another user. Anonymous event attendance is reduced, giving schools unprecedented capability to personalize their gameday experience and communicate with fans about future events.

“Contactless ticketing is a huge win for both fans and venues. It removes friction, fights fraud and opens endless doors around data capability,” said Keith White, CTO at Paciolan. “We are committed to keeping our clients at the forefront of the mobile fan experience. Tap-and-go functionality is what fans want right now, and we are happy to enable our clients to deliver it.”

Contactless ticketing works with venues’ handheld scanners and self-serve pedestals. Transferring or gifting tickets to friends and family is easy through the schools’ official athletics websites.

]]>https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/paciolan-announces-contactless-ticketing-with-google-pay/feed/0Digital-Only Tickets Keep Stones Fans from Getting Into Venuehttps://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/digital-only-tickets-keep-stones-fans-from-getting-into-venue/
https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/digital-only-tickets-keep-stones-fans-from-getting-into-venue/#respondTue, 03 Sep 2019 21:49:42 +0000https://www.ticketnews.com/?p=44684The live event industry is moving more and more toward mobile ticketing – but what happens if you don’t own a smartphone? Two seniors, hoping to see the Rolling Stones live in concert, were turned away at the gate since neither had digital tickets. The two fans, Chuck Doxon and...

]]>The live event industry is moving more and more toward mobile ticketing – but what happens if you don’t own a smartphone? Two seniors, hoping to see the Rolling Stones live in concert, were turned away at the gate since neither had digital tickets.

The two fans, Chuck Doxon and Charles Warner, had driven from San Diego and Mesa to Phoenix to see the Stones perform at the State Farm Stadium last week. Duxon and Warner had purchased tickets via StubHub. The mobile ticket transfer process was involved, and a StubHub YouTube video explained that paper tickets will not allow them entry into the stadium; the 70-year-olds were unaware that they needed a smartphone to enter the venue.

“The funds were there,” Doxon told 12News. “They were in. We paid for them. We had verification through the paperwork. And so, off we went.”

Hoewever, when the pair arrived at the venue, they were told that the box office did not have their tickets, and they needed a smartphone to access their barcodes.

“She says we do not have your tickets,” Doxon said. “I said what do you mean> It’s a mobile transfer ticket and they haven’t sent it to us. Oh my God, we were screaming, what, what, what?”

According to 12News, the Stones show was not a mobile-only concert, as forty percent of the tickets scanned that night were paper tickets. People who had issues with mobile tickets were also given hard tickets from the box office once they were verified as the owner of the tickets.

Once StubHub heard of the confusion, the secondary ticketing site fully refunded both men.

“StubHub has our customers’ backs, and in the rare instances where something goes wrong, every transaction is 100 % guaranteed,” spokesperson Aimee Campbell said in a statement. “In this case, we are thankful to NBC12 and Mr. Doxon for bringing this matter to our attention. For the inconvenience, we have fully refunded Mr. Doxon and look forward to serving him in the future. We advise customers to review the type of tickets that they are purchasing before they click buy and if they have any issues, they should contact us for support as our team are always happy to help.”

While mobile tickets are meant to provide easier entry into the venue, many sports, theater, and music fans have faced difficulties with digital tickets. Many note that they even make the process more difficult, since phones can die and service may not always be available, and others are upset with the lack of the tangible ticket. Nonetheless, a fully digital live event industry is approaching.

]]>https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/digital-only-tickets-keep-stones-fans-from-getting-into-venue/feed/0WWE Fails To Sell Out MSG Shows With One Week To Gohttps://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/wwe-fails-to-sell-out-msg-show-a-week-ahead-of-event/
https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/wwe-fails-to-sell-out-msg-show-a-week-ahead-of-event/#respondTue, 03 Sep 2019 21:24:10 +0000https://www.ticketnews.com/?p=44678Earlier this year, WWE announced that it would return to Madison Square Garden for two live pay-per-view event for the first time in 10 years, however, with a week before the events, neither show is sold out. Live tapings of Raw and SmackDown Live are set to take place on...

]]>Earlier this year, WWE announced that it would return to Madison Square Garden for two live pay-per-view event for the first time in 10 years, however, with a week before the events, neither show is sold out.

Live tapings of Raw and SmackDown Live are set to take place on September 9 and 10 at the iconic New York City venue – the first time WWE has held an event at MSG since 2009. However, earlier this summer, Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio called ticket sales “not good,” with both shows facing sluggish sales. He noted that while no one necessarily thought SmackDown would sell out, everyone thought Raw would instantly sell well. Meltzer blamed overpricing for low sales.

“You know they’re still not sold out for MSG and they’re only a week away,” he said. “So that’s whatever, it’s pretty telling – first time doing TV in MSG in over ten years I think. You know they’re doing two-for-one’s here in San Francisco too. You know cause we’re in two weeks, the 23rd and 24th. So, they’re definitely having trouble selling tickets.”

In an attempt to boost sales, WWE has booked “Stone Cold” Steve Austin for the show. Yet, seat maps on Ticketmaster still show a struggle to sell seats. Tickets for floor seats are nearly $700, followed by tickets for around $200 in higher sections of the arena. View the seats that are still available for both Raw and SD Live below via Ticketmaster:

WWE has been struggling to pull in sales earlier this year for Stomping Grounds, which fans said was due to “rematches” and “stale feuds.” Then, part of the venue was reportedly covered in tarps and people had their seats relocated to better sections of the arena during the taping. The organization also struggled to sell tickets to the all-women event WWE Evolution, which Meltzer called the lowest sales for any WWE pay-per-view event in a while.

We’ll see if the return of Austin helps sales ahead of Raw and SD Live next week.

]]>https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/wwe-fails-to-sell-out-msg-show-a-week-ahead-of-event/feed/0Cleveland Indians Announce Switch To Mobile Ticketinghttps://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/cleveland-indians-announce-switch-to-mobile-ticketing/
https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/09/cleveland-indians-announce-switch-to-mobile-ticketing/#respondTue, 03 Sep 2019 16:59:57 +0000https://www.ticketnews.com/?p=44655The Cleveland Indians are joining a handful of other teams by making the switch to mobile ticketing this year. The team announced the news on Friday, noting that beginning on September 1, fans who enter Progressive Field must use the MLB Ballpark app of StubHub app to scan their tickets....

]]>The Cleveland Indians are joining a handful of other teams by making the switch to mobile ticketing this year.

The team announced the news on Friday, noting that beginning on September 1, fans who enter Progressive Field must use the MLB Ballpark app of StubHub app to scan their tickets. Screenshots will not be accepted, however, PDF tickets from My Indians Ticket Accounts will still be considered a valid form of entry. Additionally, the team stated that secondary tickets aside from StubHub will not be considered valid and can be revoked at any time in an attempt to limit fraud.

While many sports teams have already implemented this digital ticket policy – including the entire NFL – the Indians are one of the only teams to still allow PDF tickets as a form of entry. Nonetheless, some fans are still upset about the change, since it can cause complications with phones being lost or unable to connect to WiFi. Additionally, longtime fans are still feeling the sting of no tangible tickets – something that supporters used to cherish for a lifetime.

I hate mobile tickets. I like the feel of the ticket in my hand. I probably will not attend any games. It’s a personal thing

For full information regarding the Indians’ mobile ticketing policy, visit their website.

The Indians will face the Chicago White Sox this week, followed by weekend games against the Minnesota Twins. From there, they’ll take on the Los Angeles Angels, the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Nationals later this month.